Right. But they also happen to be the lead characters of films that feature among the top five first-day money-spinners. They are the Hollywood films that hold the record for highest first-day collections worldwide.

rediff.com takes a look at the high five:

Spider-Man 2
The friendly neighbour certainly knows how to cast his web on his viewers.

Spider-Man 2 settled for nothing less than a spectacular $40.5 million in a single day's takings.

Like Columbia Tristar's managing director, Richard Napper tells The Times, London, "It's [Spider-Man 2] had better reviews, it's bigger than the first [Spider-Man] and it's got a rating for a broader audience."